Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Artifacts (object genre), 3.25 x 2.75 in.)
Container:
Item A002
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1841-1999
Summary:
Cup with a portrait of David Livingstone and the legend "A Present from Blantyre" (misspelled "Blantgre"), his place of birth in Scotland. Very few contemporary ceramic items commemorating the explorations of Dr. Livingstone are known to have survived or to have been manufactured. None were displayed in the major exhibition on his life and times at the National Portrait Gallery, London, 1996.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
